Re: When I decide to mod, I wanna be ready.

Originally Posted by OperationA7X

How do you check your MD5 values?

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You can do it on the device by using ES or another file browser. Go to properties of the file and then calculate checksum. Just make sure it matches the sum posted by the dev. Most devs post them in the thread or with the download. If it matches it means that it is more than likely not corrupted in any way. It is just a precaution.

You can also download utilizes for you pc and such. It is best to do it after it is on the sd card.

Usually roms and stuff just wont boot if there is a corruption problem, but if it is something like an RUU that rewrites the bootloader you could end up with a permanently bricked device if the file gets corrupted along the way.

Re: When I decide to mod, I wanna be ready.

Originally Posted by NoYankees44

You can do it on the device by using ES or another file browser. Go to properties of the file and then calculate checksum. Just make sure it matches the sum posted by the dev. Most devs post them in the thread or with the download. If it matches it means that it is more than likely not corrupted in any way. It is just a precaution.

You can also download utilizes for you pc and such. It is best to do it after it is on the sd card.

Usually roms and stuff just wont boot if there is a corruption problem, but if it is something like an RUU that rewrites the bootloader you could end up with a permanently bricked device if the file gets corrupted along the way.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T

Now that's the reason why I don't want to S-OFF my Vivid, but ASUS Android tablets have no such bootloader safety?

Re: When I decide to mod, I wanna be ready.

Originally Posted by OperationA7X

Well, don't I need to unlock my bootloader before anything?

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Yes if you want to root or rom anything. You said something about the screen, so I thought you meant there might be a hardware problem. Unlocking the bootloader voids your warranty, so if you were going to make a claim you would need to do it before you unlock...

Re: When I decide to mod, I wanna be ready.

Originally Posted by NoYankees44

Yes if you want to root or rom anything. You said something about the screen, so I thought you meant there might be a hardware problem. Unlocking the bootloader voids your warranty, so if you were going to make a claim you would need to do it before you unlock...

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